Matt Gaines and Special Nu Baby laid down one of the best of all time runs ever witnessed a 234 to tie the Open World record and win the Mercuria Open finals.

Event highlights:

• Total payouts: Nearly $450,000.00 in payouts making this one of the top five aged events and Futurities in the world!

• Three time NCHA/Mercuria Champion and 7.3 million dollar lifetime winner, Matt Gaines, riding Special Nu Baby, won the Open in the Mercuria NCHA World Series division at El Rancho Futurity on Saturday, Sept 12th tying a world record score of 234 in the history of cutting.

• Through the generosity of the cutting exhibitors and spectators, the Blueberry Bingo Fundraiser generated nearly $13,000 for the local Butte Fire Evacuees.

• A local to the Sacramento area and a Jesuit High School attendee, Bear Davis won the Futurity Non Pro division on his horse, Red Solo Catt.

• Grant Setnika with three horses taking a spot in the Futurity Open Finals, Metallic Flo, marking a 220 won the division. Smooth Cowstruck, a 3 year old bred and raised by Reata Cutting Horses and shown by Matt Gaines went home with the Jerry Ward Incentive trophy.

• Father and son duo, Cody and Rock Hedlund took home victories on their home raised horse, Meteles Cat, with Cody winning the 5/6 Non Pro and Rock taking home reserve in the 5/6 Open division.

• After winning a title in Idaho, McKenzie Merrill yet again claimed two titles in the Derby Non Pro and Derby 200K Limited divisions on her horse Kausac Kat, marking a 222 in both finals.

All proceeds from the El Rancho Futurity support the West Coast Equine Foundation, a charitable organization that supports a variety of equine/community service organizations including scholarship and grant programs.

For more information on the El Rancho Futurity please contact: Carol Anderson Ward This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. visit www.elranchofuturity.comcom or call 916-354-2119 Photo credit to Ted Petit of video west productions.